{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Heil recall 14V761: Heil Petroleum Pull Trailer (2000 to 2014)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v761/",
  "summary": "Recall 14V761 (Heil): A failure of the cables of the secondary coupling system after the pintle hitch has become disconnected, could result in the trail...",
  "excerpt": "Heil Petroleum Pull Trailer, model years 2000 to 2014. Filed by Heil Company and reported to NHTSA on 1 December 2014. 129 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Heil Company (Heil) is recalling certain model year 2000-2014 Petroleum Pull Trailers manufactured August 29, 2000, to September 12, 2014. On the affected trailers, the cables of the secondary coupling system may fail to keep the trailer connected to the tow vehicle if the pintle hitch connection should fail. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A failure of the cables of the secondary coupling system after the pintle hitch has become disconnected, could result in the trailer detaching from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.” 14V761 Heil Company Trailer Hitches 1 December 2014 2000-2014 HEIL PETROLEUM PULL TRAILER A failure of the cables of the secondary coupling system after the pintle hitch has become disconnected, could result in the trailer detaching from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Heil will notify owners and dealers and will install larger diameter secondary coupling cables, free of charge. The ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T16:41:10+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T07:02:31+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Heil recall 14V761: Heil Petroleum Pull Trailer (2000 to 2014)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v761/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}